Yi Jamshedpur Entrepreneurship Boot Camp Ages 8 to 16
Three days to build a business. One Sunday to sell it to the whole city.
What it is
Kidspreneur is Yi's entrepreneurial education programme for children. Over three camp days your child learns idea generation, market research, branding, pricing and bookkeeping by doing each one. Then, at the Kidspreneur Mela, their team sets up a stall, handles real money and sells to real people.
The journey · Four days, one startup
Each camp day builds one layer of the business. Teams are formed on Day 1 so nobody is scrambling for partners at the last minute, and every member walks out with a job title they own.
Saturday, 19 September
Dress code for the CEO session: shirt and trousers. Yes, really.
Sunday, 20 September
Nobody gets to skip the books. That is the whole point.
Saturday, 26 September
Handmade posters. AI for Instagram. Best of both.
Sunday, 27 September
Parents cheer from outside the stall. Kids run the show.
Every team, four jobs
Teams of three to four. Each child owns one role for the whole camp and the Mela. Tap a card to see what the job involves.
Keeps the team moving and makes the calls.
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Runs the daily huddle, splits the work, decides what to sell first, and speaks for the team at the pitch. Learns that leading means listening.
Counts every rupee in and out.
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Maintains the sales sheet, tracks cost and stock, tallies cash at the end of the Mela and reports the real profit. The most valuable habit any founder can learn.
Gives the business a face people remember.
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Names the brand, draws the logo and poster by hand, dresses the stall and makes the price board impossible to miss.
Finds the customer and closes the sale.
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Works out who the customer is, writes the pitch, promotes the stall (AI allowed here), and is the friendly voice that turns a passer-by into a buyer.
Sunday 27 September · The final event
A full festive-season carnival with the kids' stalls as its heart. Teams sell what they have branded and priced all week, to a real crowd, with real money. Everything that is not a kid-run stall is run by Yi volunteers, so children are never distracted from their business.
Products are provided by the organisers and assigned by lottery, so every team starts on equal footing and no family has to source stock.
Diyas, dandiya, festive crafts and seasonal gifting: exactly what Jamshedpur is shopping for in late September.
Lucky 7, car races and more, all managed by Yi volunteers. Music comes on after the stalls close so selling stays the main event.
Food and coupons run by the venue partner. Kids never manage a food counter; they manage their own books.
What is included · and the house rules
One fee covers the entire programme. The rules exist for one reason: last year the kids who learned the most were the ones whose parents let them struggle a little.
Venues in Jamshedpur are confirmed to registered families on WhatsApp, along with session timings.
Yi volunteers with a child in the programme are never assigned to their own child's team.
Fees · One flat price, nothing hidden
The fee funds good materials, proper sessions and a real Mela with tents, lighting and sound. Registrations close on Monday, 15 September.
We place your child in a balanced team of three to four on Day 1. Mention a friend or a locality and we will do our best.
Exactly three children on one form, one team from Day 1. A fourth member may be added by the organisers to balance ages.
Pay by UPI right on the registration form (QR or one-tap in your UPI app). Fee is per programme, not per day.
Register · takes about two minutes
Questions parents ask
Yes. Kidspreneur is built for first-timers. The camp teaches every step before the Mela, and a Yi volunteer sits with each team throughout. Shy children often surprise everyone once they have a product and a price board they made themselves.
No, and this is the most important rule. Parents can buy, cheer and photograph from outside the stall. The children handle customers, stock and cash. Last year, stalls where parents stepped in were the ones where kids learned the least.
Business types are assigned by lottery on Day 1 and products are provided by the organisers. That keeps every team on equal footing and means no family has to source or risk stock. Teams still decide their brand, pricing, display and pitch.
Yes. Use team entry (three names on one form) and you are guaranteed the same team. Single entries can note a friend or locality preference; we place children with that in mind while keeping teams balanced by age.
Nothing but themselves. Craft materials, products, bookkeeping sheets and light snacks are provided. For the CEO role-play session on Day 1, a shirt and trousers make it more fun.
Only for one thing: promoting the stall on social media. Posters, logos and price boards are made by hand in camp, with materials we provide.
All sessions are in Jamshedpur. Exact venues and timings are shared on WhatsApp with registered families once seats are confirmed, since different days use different venues for variety.
Kidspreneur 2026 runs as a Yi Jamshedpur fundraiser initiative. Teams keep the books, compete for awards, and the winning team takes home the ₹10,000 prize. Details of the fundraising are shared with families at the camp.